VACCINATED. AMANDA: A NEW REPORT FROM THECDC HAS FOUND LARGE GAPS IN VACCINATION EFFORTS BETWEENTHOSE WHO LIVE IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND THE STAFF WHOCARE FOR RESIDENTS. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, ONLY ONETHIRD OF NURSING HOME WORKERS ARE CHOOSING TO GET VACCINATEDAGAINST COVID-1 9. BRIAN LEVY IS AN EXPERT ONSENIOR CARE IN DALLAS AND SAYS HES HEARD SEVERAL REASONS WHY. >> Concludes NOT TOO COULD BEALLERGIES, SOME OF T CAREGIVERS WERE BREAST-FEEDING, AND FRANKLY, SOME OF IT WAS JUST THE UNKNOWN. A Plenty OF THE CAREGIVERS INDALLAS ARE IMMIGRANTS AND THEY WERENT RAISED WITH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO WITH THE CDC. SO THERE IS A LOT OF NOTTRUSTING AND A LOT OF UNKNOWN. AMANDA: Harmonizing TO THE CDC, DATA SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES GETFLU VACCINES AT LOWER Proportion THAN OTHER HEALTH-CARE WORKERS. THE CDC RECENTLY ASSEMBLED APANEL OF EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUIT WAS SUGGESTED MORE STAFFERS WILL GET VACCINATED WHEN ASECOND OR THIRD CLINIC IS HELD AT A HOMCDC EXPERT DR. AMANDA COHN SAID, “CONTINUING TO CAPTURE THOSESTAFF WHO DID NOT ACCEPT VACCINE EARLY WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANTAS WE TRY ELIMINATE OUTBREAKS AND PROTECT BOTH STAFF ARESIDENTS IN LONG-TERM CAR FACILITIES.”AMANDA DUKES, WESH 2 NEW
